Remembering My Dad
Today is the sixth anniversary of my dad’s death. I was about to write that it was the fifth anniversary, but I was missing a … Read more
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On Solitude
In the last few blog posts I’ve written about words that have popped up in my head and not left until I aired them out: … Read more
A Trip to Ottawa
This past week I went to Ottawa to visit my mom for Mother’s Day. I had gone last year at the same time, and I … Read more
Happy Birthday Silah
In early March I wrote a blog post about our life with dogs. I focused a bit on Silah because she’s the only dog we … Read more
On a Life with Dogs
My dog is aging. Every week she seems to have a new smattering of white hairs on top of her muzzle. Her mustache and chin … Read more
December Break
I can’t believe it’s December already. I suspect a lot of us are feeling the same way. It feels like it was just (Canadian) Thanksgiving, … Read more
Birthday Parties
This week was my mom’s 80th birthday, a huge milestone. It was especially poignant because my dad didn’t make his 80th birthday, and we had … Read more
On Being Outdoors
Lately I’ve been working on an essay that is predicated on the premise of my next book: how to enjoy the outdoors with anxiety and … Read more
Inheritance
Last month I went for a haircut and, as I pulled off my sweater so it wouldn’t catch stray hairs, the hairdresser asked “why are … Read more
